Hinchliffe wrote to Racing Queensland in February, outlining key areas he felt required attention, the most notable being infrastructure.

The Eagle Farm project, already delayed by several months, struck another setback at the weekend when superintendent Dalton Consulting Engineers effectively walked away from the project.

Hinchliffe has since spoken at length to Racing Queensland chairman Steve Wilson seeking answers on why the rebuild had been plagued by controversy.

Hinchliffe said the industry could not afford for the return to Eagle Farm to be delayed any longer.

“This is our No.1 track and the industry can’t afford to have it out of action indefinitely,” he said.

“A return to racing at Eagle Farm has to be Racing Queensland’s absolutely top priority.”

In June 2014, then Treasurer Tim Nicholls announced that Eagle Farm would be given the biggest overhaul in its 150-year history.

Racing stopped in August of that year, but the building of the new track did not start until well into the following year after a change of government halted the process.

Racing finally returned in June 2016, but the surface was judged to be not up to standard and after failing to improve and in fact deteriorating in the next 11 months, the decision was made to rip up the turf and start again.